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O'DONNELL, James Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1551 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Yallock, Victoria, Australia, 23 November 1894 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Driver/Stockman |
| Died: | Preston, Victoria, Australia, 23 May 1966, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Other Denominations Lawn, Section B5, Grave 15. Unmarked except for a cemetery ID. Commemorated in the Ballarat Avenue of Honour with a Populus Simonii tree and plaque number 1234 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 1551, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 Nov 1914: | Embarked Driver, 1551, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne | |
| 20 Nov 1914: | Involvement Driver, 1551, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 1st Divisional Ammunition Column, From 2nd Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 16 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , From 1st Divisional Ammunition Column | |
| 12 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Driver, 1551, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Remained on duty | |
| 27 Feb 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 1551, 2nd Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 3rd Military District |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Place of birth given as Yallack, Victoria but may have been Koo-wee-rup as per his grave details.
During 1913c James married Ethel Susannah Saphin in Victoria.
Commenced return to Australia on 8 November 1918 aboard HT Gaika disembarking on 29 December 1918
Medals: 1914-1915 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal